‘Lady Of Bietikow’ May Have Died Of A Tooth Infection 5,000 Years Ago
‘Lady Of Bietikow’ May Have Died Of A Tooth Infection 5,000 Years Ago In Germany, a middle-aged woman who died more than 5,000 years ago has been found. The Neolithic woman was found during excavations in the northeastern city of Uckermark for the construction of a new collection of wind turbines. Experts are still seeking …
Stash of pure, 24-carat gold coins unearthed in Israel
Stash of pure, 24-carat gold coins unearthed in Israel During the summer break, two Israeli teens discovered a cache of hundreds of gold coins dated back 1,100 years. In an archaeological excavation in Yavne in central Israel, the cache, buried in a clay pot, was uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The coins date …
2,000-year-old seal depicting Greek god Apollo found in Jerusalem
2,000-year-old seal depicting Greek god Apollo found in Jerusalem Archaeologist Eli Shukron told The Times of Israel that the finding of a rare 2000-year-old signet ring carved with the Greek sun god Apollo provides fresh evidence of a pluralistic Jewry walking the streets of ancient Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. “It helps us to …
Decapitated Skeletons, with Heads Between Their Legs, Unearthed in Roman Cemetery
Decapitated Skeletons, with Heads Between Their Legs, Unearthed in Roman Cemetery Archaeologists discovered that a third of the skeletons were decapitated at a fourth-century Roman grave site in England, an unusually high percentage, even for the Roman Empire. “Low proportions of decapitated burials are a common component of Roman cemeteries,” said Andy Peachey, an archaeologist at …
A 520-Million-Year-Old Five-Eyed Fossil Reveals Arthropod Origin
A 520-Million-Year-Old Five-Eyed Fossil Reveals Arthropod Origin Since the Cambrian Period, around 520 million years ago, arthropods have been among the most prolific animals on Earth. They are the most familiar and ubiquitous, and consтιтute nearly 80 per cent of all animal species today, far more than any other animals. So how did arthropods evolve …
Rare Ancient Child Burial Reveals 8,000-Year-Old Secrets of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ
Rare Ancient Child Burial Reveals 8,000-Year-Old Secrets of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Humanity has done a pretty good job of recording its collective history over the past two or three thousand years. Earlier time periods, though, are still very much shrouded in mystery. Now, a groundbreaking new archaeological discovery in Indonesia is revealing secrets from 8,000 years …
Long-lost Maya capital discovered in a backyard in Mexico
Long-lost Maya capital discovered in a backyard in Mexico Archaeologists claim that they discovered the long-lost capital of an ancient Maya kingdom on the Mexico-Guatemalan border. In what is now Chiapas, Mexico, the Sak Tz’i Kingdom has 5,000-10,000 inhabitants from around 750 BCE by 900 AD, an ᴀssociate professor of anthropology at Brandeis University, Charles Golden, …
7,000 years old Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater
7,000 years old Australian Aboriginal Sites Discovered Underwater According to a report released July 1 , 2020, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jonathan Benjamin of Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and colleagues, ancient submerged Aboriginal archaeological sites await underwater rediscovery off the coast of Australia. Sea levels were about 80 metres lower than today …
The first-ever portrait of Jesus Christ in Israel Discovered, 70 ancient books hidden in a cave for nearly 2,000 years
The first-ever portrait of Jesus Christ in Israel Discovered, 70 ancient books hidden in a cave for nearly 2,000 years The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in a cave in the Holy Land, the fine detail is difficult to determine. But …
A Scientist Thinks These Ancient Roman Nails May Have Been Used To Crucify Jesus Christ
A Scientist Thinks These Ancient Roman Nails May Have Been Used To Crucify Jesus Christ According to a new analysis, two corroded Roman-era iron nails which some have claimed pinned Jesus to the cross seem to have been used in an ancient crucifixion. The controversy about the origin of the nails was reignited by this …